re: Let's Overanalyze "Home Alone" and "Home Alone 2"(Posted by OMLandshark on 11/25/12 at 11:25 am to The Eric)

I watched 40 minutes of it today and have 7 pages worth of notes so far. I think I'll get about 10 pages and then edit it from there, since the family dynamics are so much more interesting than the booby traps and the burglar, and most of that is heavily concentrated in the first half.

I go to the store by the house, I invariably run into two or three people I know. Where the Mcallisters so WASPy that they knew no one? If Kevin was trying to avoid places were people might recognize him, that means hes going even farther away from the house.

Also, does Kevin have no friends? If this happened to you, wouldn't you call friends to come over? Even Charlie Brown had Linus. Really makes you feel sorry for the kid.

This is like the deadbeat dad who keeps telling his kid "Little Johnny, I promise I'll be at your baseball game today. This time I mean it!" only for "work" or "that divorcee down the street" to get in the way, YET again.

OM, do us a favor and quit getting our hopes up again and again. Just work quietly on your own time, then one day without warning BAM the thread is finished. The way it should be.

- When Harry goes up to turn the inferno door knob, he puts a freaking death grip on the knob and after realizing how hot it is, proceeds to hold it for what seems like at least a good 3 seconds. Freaking fat arse paws will cause that delay - Our wise ole friend Harry, as discussed before then tries to go backdoor (which speaking of which, we all know Harry and Marv are butt buddies...pretty clear to me as they are both lying on top of each other at the bottom of teh stairs after the paint can incident). Anyway, there is a freaking 1700's style flame thrower device that is attached the door and lights his head ablaze. Again, Mr.Quick over decideds to just scream (again for a matter of 5 minutes) and then decides to move away from teh fire that is causing the pain, and shoves his head into the snow which has undoubtedly caused a weird crust of burnt human flesh and beanie. - OF ALL the traps, what is the purpose of the sticky feathers? - Yeah Marv you were in the right when you proposed going back down the stairs. Great idea harry, let's hang from a rope and travel a good 100 yds over to the tree house over a 20 ft drop. - So Harry, the first thing you're goign to do after you've racked little Kevin to the door is give each of his fingers a BJ? Thsoe are some sick freaks

quote:I watched 40 minutes of it today and have 7 pages worth of notes so far. I think I'll get about 10 pages and then edit it from there, since the family dynamics are so much more interesting than the booby traps and the burglar, and most of that is heavily concentrated in the first half.

Oh frick you, penis. You were 15 minutes in on November 30th of last year. So in 372 days, you've managed to watch 25 more minutes?

Don't make promises you can't keep...someone nailed it with the deadbeat dad thing. This is easily one of the most disappointing threads ever on the M/TV board...and it makes me sad.